an alkaline solution (often made with lye or lime) in which maize grains have been cooked during nixtamalization; remaining liquid after nixtamalization; insoluble ash residue that remains after lye has been used for washing clothes
to close, to shut; to shut down, to close down; to turn off, to shut off (to rotate a tap or valve so as to interrupt the outflow of liquid or gas); to turn off (a light or electrical device); to enclose